CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6214

                        54th Legislature

                      1996 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 2, 1996   YEAS 45   NAYS 0 President of the Senate Passed by the House February 26, 1996   YEAS 95   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6214 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Secretary

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6214

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Agriculture & Agricultural Trade & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Snyder, Newhouse, Rasmussen, Morton, Prince and Hargrove)

Read first time 1/19/96.

Defining a temporary growing structure.

    AN ACT Relating to horticultural facilities; amending RCW 19.27.015; adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 19.27.015 and 1985 c 360 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    As used in this chapter:

    (1) "City" means a city or town; ((and))

    (2) "Multifamily residential building" means common wall residential buildings that consist of four or fewer units, that do not exceed two stories in height, that are less than five thousand square feet in area, and that have a one-hour fire-resistive occupancy separation between units; and

(3) "Temporary growing structure" means a structure that has the sides and roof covered with polyethylene, polyvinyl, or similar flexible synthetic material and is used to provide plants with either frost protection or increased heat retention.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:

    The provisions of this chapter do not apply to temporary growing structures used solely for the commercial production of horticultural plants including ornamental plants, flowers, vegetables, and fruits.  A temporary growing structure is not considered a building for purposes of this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

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